Originally Posted by
Ironfish653
Carrying an extra set of wheels everywhere seems like a lot of work. How far is it to the trail? If it’s only a couple miles, you can just ride there on your knobby tires, no harm done.
As far as the front end, there’s a few things you could do: First, make sure your fork preload is set up appropriately for rider weight. A fork that’s too soft with make the steering feel sluggish.
Second, you appear to be running a very, very tall, upright stem / steerer, on top of a steerer extension. That looks kind of extreme to me, especially on a repurposed MTB, trying to pose as a comfort bike. Lower the angle on that stem, and / or take out that extension; it’s not my bike, but it doesn’t look to me like it’d handle very well.
actually, it makes the handling pretty great. Its a 23" frame. You'll rarely find anything non custom that would be even slightly larger. Will I need to find a custom frame or something?
I tend to decrease the stem angle before long stints of uphill. Otherwise, there's already enough weighr over the front axle to cause understeer when im really thrashing the bike, as I'm already leaning forward a bit with this setup. I understand that leaning forward will give you better stability and power transfer going up hills.
Originally Posted by
redcon1
I get that you're new to cycling Moisture, but some of your questions and comments are rather comical. Why the hell wouldn't you be able to just ride the Knobby tires to the trailhead on pavement, then ride the trail? If you're planning on switching wheelsets, you would need to bring both wheels... front traction on singletrack trails is at least as important as rear traction.
Change out the fork for rigid? Then you are defeating the only thing that gives you a (albeit limited with that old fork) advantage on single track. I agree with the previous poster's comments.. Also, it certainly looks like your bike does not fit you, but you are forcing the issue with add-on extension and an upright stem. I would suggest reading more about cycling, both road and MTB. There is a wealth of knowledge here.
Thats already what ive been doing. But my local trails are relatively far.
In all honesty, due to this, I ride my bike on pavement most of the time. I'm mainly curious as ro what you guys think of converting this bike to a street cruiser for the time being, until I can figure out what bike to look for to suit me better for trail use next season.
Originally Posted by
DorkDisk
That fork...... looks bent
actually.. i noticed that sort of. Its especially evident in the picture. Would you suggest changing that fork?